Offer Description
Department: Music
Vacancy ID: 040484
Closing Date: 29‑Mar‑2026 23:30hrs (local Irish time)
The Music Department at Maynooth University invites applications for a 22-month position as a Postdoctoral Researcher to work with Professor Karen Desmond’s research team on the project “Polyphonic Singing and Communities of Music Writing in Medieval Britain and Ireland, c. 1150 to c. 1350” (BROKENSONG) funded by a 5-year ERC Consolidator Grant.
See the project website: https://ahi.maynoothuniversity.ie/brokensong/.
Responsibilities
Conduct analysis of the music corpus recovered, transcribed, and edited within the scope of the project.
Apply musicological and computational techniques to analyse music data derived from damaged manuscript fragments, thereby contributing to the reconstruction of medieval musical cultures.
Qualifications
PhD in musicology, music analysis, music theory, traditional music analysis, computational musicology, digital humanities, computer science, artificial intelligence, mathematics, statistics, or a closely related field.
Strong background in analysing and interpreting musical data, with a demonstrated interest in applying computational methods to musicological research.
Relevant experience in digital encoding of musical scores or manuscript studies is desirable.
Compensation
Senior Postdoctoral Researcher 2026: €54,851 p.a. (point 1, with increment)
Postdoctoral Researcher 2026: €46,805 p.a. (point 1) – €53,391 p.a. (point 6, with increment)
Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.
Work location: Maynooth University, Ireland. Remote work from another country cannot be facilitated.
Application Process
Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified above. Late applications will not be accepted. Any applications still in progress at the closing time will be automatically cancelled by the system.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer.
Statutory Conditions
The position is subject to the Statutes of the University.
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